Went to an Auction
Todd Hughes
>Went to a local auction sat. that had a good many tools, large table with maybe 50 planes and bunch of saws and etc.Main thing was a collection of a few hundered tractor seats which are a mystery to me.I had checked it out a week befor the auction and wasn't to impressed but went anyway since it was right up the street from my Girl's place. Not many people maybe 20 guys interested in the tools.I knew a good many and didn't see much competition really.3 or 4 guys who knew somthing with one old Stanley collector who I figured could give me the most trouble.Had some little unusual hammers but mostly in rough condition and they went fair to high mostly to a couple Antique dealers who bought just stupid. A cheny nail holding hammer,[rather common] that was missing the balls and spring in the handle went for $20 while a complete one sold for $17.He later bought a 605 with a busted off frog , bad wood with the wrong lever cap for $35 and told me it was a $200 plane...Yea OK..Lots of stuff had condition problims which i just try not to buy anymore.There was a box full of parts, had about 15 Stanley 78 fences and depth stops and a pile of etc. I was ready to go $200 and got it for $20! next was a box of about 30 plow plane irons which I got for the same price.There were a few rough Keen Kutter junk which as always at these local sales went high.Put up a lot of planes buyer choice and in it was a nice prelaterial no.3,[wrong tote and blade] I went to $55 befor droping out and the high bidder to my amazement grabbed a dog meat Keen Kutter no. 4! Next round I felt a little bad about bidding against this guy that had shown me the pre laterial so only went to $30 and let him get it.Best plane there was a beautiful early 1900 4 1/2C. I really wanted this plane because it was in such excellent condition.Me and the old collector went head to head and he got it for $150...OH well.I did pick up a type one knuckle cap, a 60 low angle,a couple star capped block planes, few unusual patened scrapers, and some wooden compass planes plus a good bit more all on the cheap. Neatest thing i got was an unusual and very fancey Gun Metal dowel maker.Never seen any thing like it befor.....Passed on a 12 1/2 and a belt makers plane which maybe i should have bought, they went cheap,[around $30] but were a little rough. A wooden Gage plane went for $20, should have snagged it.Strange thing was No chisels were sold.Lots of saws but nothing very special....oh well had a good time and bought OK I thought......Todd